Individual professionals
White-collar professionals aged 30–60, side-hustlers, and career-changers who want to make AI part of their daily work — not just talk about it.
Explore coursesApplied AI for professionals & organisations
From passive AI users to active builders.
Online courses, in-person workshops, a 30-day mobile challenge, and 1:1 / corporate consulting — built for working adults and the organisations that train them.
Trusted by partners and educators
Selected — HKU DeepTech100+
Meet the founder
Why we built Applied AI Academy
A minute on who we are, who this is for, and what changes once you stop using AI passively and start building with it.
Who we serve
Three audiences, one curriculum
Whether you're an individual learner, an organisation training its workforce, or a school designing its AI curriculum — we meet you where you are.
Organisations & L&D
Teams and L&D leaders rolling out AI capability across the workforce. Bespoke workshops, curriculum design, and team app rollouts.
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Educators & schools
Teachers, schools, and professional associations who need a classroom-safe, AI-aware curriculum — and the training to deliver it.
Partnership optionsWhat we offer
Four ways to learn — or train your team
Pick the format that fits. Most clients combine two: a workshop to kick things off, then ongoing self-paced learning.
Online courses
Self-paced and cohort courses covering AI fundamentals, tool modules (Claude · Gemini · ChatGPT · Canva), and applied playbooks for solopreneurs, HR, marketing, sales, and more.
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Physical workshops
Half-day and full-day in-person workshops for teams, schools, and professional associations — designed around your sector, not generic AI theory.
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30-day mobile challenge
10 minutes a day. Daily lessons, a built-in sandbox, hours-saved tracking, and a verifiable certificate. The fastest way from zero to AI-fluent.
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1:1 & corporate consulting
Executive coaching, team rollouts, and bespoke curriculum design. From a single workshop to a full workforce-upskilling programme.
Learn moreYour learning path
From first prompt to full workflows
One curriculum, three stages. Start where you are — every stage builds on the last.
Build your AI base
Brief AI like a colleague. Spot it when AI makes things up.
Master the AI tools
Gemini · ChatGPT · NotebookLM · Claude · DeepSeek and more
Apply Agentic AI to your industry
Agentic AI: let AI work for you. Finish your own capstone.
Build your AI base
Brief AI like a colleague. Spot it when AI makes things up.
Master the AI tools
Gemini · ChatGPT · NotebookLM · Claude · DeepSeek and more
Apply Agentic AI to your industry
Agentic AI: let AI work for you. Finish your own capstone.
Then pick the track that matches your work
Career climber
Career → Productivity → Automation → Client comms
Solopreneur
Launch → Marketing → Scaling → Pitching
Business leader
Management → Operations → Sales → Clients + people
20+ courses in the app, with new courses added regularly.
Not sure where you'd start? Take the free AI level assessmentFree in the app
Find out your AI level in 5 minutes
Download the app and take the free assessment. You'll get your current AI fluency level, where you sit on the learning path above, and the exact stage to start from. No payment required.
Featured courses
Where most professionals start
A foundation course, a tool deep-dive, and two applied playbooks. From there, follow your role.
FoundationsF1002
AI Fluency Foundations
The 30-day baseline. Learn prompting, evaluation, and judgment — the skills every AI tool depends on.
- Duration
- 30 days · 10 min/day
- Level
- Beginner
- Format
- Online · Mobile app
Applied PlaybookA1101
AI for Solopreneur: Startup Playbook (0→1)
Take an idea from spark to launch using AI as your team. Validation, branding, MVPs, first customers.
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Level
- Intermediate
- Format
- Online · In-person
Applied PlaybookA1201
AI for Social Media Content Creation
Plan, write, design, and schedule a month of content in one afternoon. Multi-platform, multi-format.
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Level
- Beginner
- Format
- Online
Tool ModuleT1501
Meet Canva AI
Every Canva AI feature, end-to-end. Magic Write, brand kits, bulk-create, and beyond.
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Level
- Beginner
- Format
- Online · In-person
Behind the curriculum
Serious AI + education credentials
The AI coach teaches you. Our team designs the lessons, curates the tools, and makes sure every session earns its 10 minutes.
Team credentials
Backed by teams behind OpenAI
AI builders with frontier-model experience
HKU Guest Lecturer
Teaches AI at the University of Hong Kong
10+ years teaching
At one of Hong Kong’s top-3 schools
ual
UAL Alumna
Top-tier design & curriculum training
✓Serial AI entrepreneurs✓Shipped AI products used by millions✓Top-tier alumni✓Teacher Excellence Award
Latest events
Where to meet us in person — or live online
Workshops, webinars, and cohort runs. Open to individuals and bookable for teams.
In-person28 May 2026 → 28 May 2026
Hong Kong 2nd A.I. Educational Expo and Forum at HKU
The programme brings together a forward-looking AI education forum, authentic school case studies from Hong Kong classrooms, and a vibrant on-site expo. Applied AI Academy will be hosting a booth and giving a talk in the expo.
From the blog
Writing on AI literacy, careers, and craft
Practical perspectives on AI for mid-career professionals — written for working adults, not researchers.
From our learners
What working professionals say
Three honest accounts from people who thought AI wasn't for them — until it was. Two more on the About page, one on the Apps page.
After just a few lessons, I used AI to draft my performance reviews and saved 45 minutes in a single afternoon. The workflows were clear, practical, and immediately useful at work.
Sandra M.
HR Manager, 38
Finally something that doesn't assume I already know what a 'prompt' is. Every lesson meets me where I am.
David K.
Finance Director, 57
I showed my boss the time I saved in a single week. Now she wants the whole team on it. Best career move I've made in years.
Janet H.
Project Manager, 46
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